I think Rock will win the WWE Championship, just so Cena can take it from him at WrestleMania. There is no way that Punk will get to be the guy who defeats The Rock before Cena gets a chance to defeat him. I like Punk, but there's just no way that's going to happen. Rock will win, defend the title in Elimination Chamber and face Cena at 'Mania.

An interesting note is if Rock defends the title, it will be his first Elimination Chamber match.

The Rock in a chamber match would be awesome. If not that, a one on one with Orton for the belt. Then Cena wins #1 Contender in the Chamber match itself for the Rematch of a Lifetime.

The Rumble winner picks the World Heavyweight Championship instead. And don't ask about why the Rumble winner would rather challenge for the irrelevant WHC instead of taking on The Rock because logic has no place in wrestling.

Rock/Orton is too big for a random B PPV. To do that there is throwing money to the toilet because nobody cares about a PPV a month before a huge WM in the New York market(In general, ridiculous move to put Rock or Lesnar on that show and I'm sure that it's not happening). Rock/Orton is at least Summerslam material. Best scenario IMO is Rock killing Punk on RAW, beating Cena at the Rumble and going to face Rumble winner Lesnar at WM29, nothing is bigger or better than that.

That would be great too, but how long would that mean he holds onto the belt? He beats Cena, then Lesnar at WM and what happens after that? SummerSlam is a bit too far away for a match with Orton where he can drop the title. He shouldn't just vacate it because that makes the title look bad. Or perhaps, they can have Cena/Rock III at Extreme Rules (I know, I know it's a B PPV but that didn't stop Lesnar/Cena from happening) where Cena turns heel to win. That way, the Rock's defeat to Cena will be well worth it at least.

But yeah, Orton/Rock is perfect for SummerSlam 2013. Orton had his dream match with Hogan in SS 06, so it would be a great trend for him to continue having matches with legends at the second biggest PPV, similar to past matches against Benoit, Undertaker and Hogan.

That would be great too, but how long would that mean he holds onto the belt? He beats Cena, then Lesnar at WM and what happens after that? SummerSlam is a bit too far away for a match with Orton where he can drop the title. He shouldn't just vacate it because that makes the title look bad. Or perhaps, they can have Cena/Rock III at Extreme Rules (I know, I know it's a B PPV but that didn't stop Lesnar/Cena from happening) where Cena turns heel to win. That way, the Rock's defeat to Cena will be well worth it at least.

I've never understood the logic for that. Yeah, it's a B PPV, but it still costs just as much as the others. People complain about the cards of B PPVs all the time and then the same people complain when a big match goes on a B PPV. And it's like 90% aren't buying it anyway. ~___~

Just continues the whole argument that wrestling fans refuse to be happy.

I've never understood the logic for that. Yeah, it's a B PPV, but it still costs just as much as the others. People complain about the cards of B PPVs all the time and then the same people complain when a big match goes on a B PPV. And it's like 90% aren't buying it anyway. ~___~

Just continues the whole argument that wrestling fans refuse to be happy.

I agree. Only B PPVs that I don't approve big matches being 'wasted' on are the throwaway ones that follow another PPV by two or three weeks. Examples being Over the Limit (Judgment Day made sense here back when brand extension existed, now it's just pointless) and Hell in a Cell (fuck this gimmick PPV!).

I agree. Only B PPVs that I don't approve big matches being 'wasted' on are the throwaway ones that follow another PPV by two or three weeks. Examples being Over the Limit (Judgment Day made sense here back when brand extension existed, now it's just pointless) and Hell in a Cell (fuck this gimmick PPV!).

Completely agreed there. I hate HIAC because they're forced to take what ever the big feud is at the time and turn it into a HIAC with literally no heat on it.

The logic in not wasting huge matches on B PPVs, besides the stupidity in putting a potential big draw in a show that has no chance to get more than a few extra buyers, is the platform. If Rock and Orton are wrestling at EC next year and putting on a classic match, it's not going to be half as memorable as a Rock/Orton match on a big PPV with big hype and promotion behind it. You can't create the big time feel on every show in the clean environment of the WWE today, especially when even the matches on the big shows with that feel are so rare. That's why guys like Rock and Brock, and their matches obviously that can draw big, shouldn't be wasted on shows that has no potential to garner a big share of the audience.